Comic Book Nerds Take to the Streets

I was recently alerted to the fact that tomorrow, August 28, is the first annual International Read Comics in Public Day. Apparently this exercise in visibility came about when one of the creators of the event said that he reads novels on trains because he is too embarrassed to read comics. A bit of brainstorming, [...]
The Wonderful World of Twimericks

One of the sweet, simple joys of my childhood was reading the Sunday comics. Page after page of brightly colored, bite-size entertainment tidily placed in uniform little frames evoked pure delight. Several times I attempted to create a cast of characters for my own comic-strip but lost interest when I realized how much time, imagination [...]

